* Just 1% of companies have requested the postponement of the payment of their taxes to the state budget
* The strict requirements and the lack of advertising for the campaign have turned a facility for troubled companies into an exclusivist measure, specialists claim
The economic crisis has affected all companies, but only 1% of the them have successfully used the facility granted by the government of postponing the payment of their tax arrears.
Officials of professional associations warn that the exaggerated requirements and the lack of a promotional campaign have turned this measure intended to support companies facing difficulties due to the crisis, into an exclusivist measure, which benefits only select few.
The way things are, out of the 790,000 companies registered with the Trade Registry, only 7,109 would qualify for a delayed payment of the debts to the state budget.
Data from the National Tax Administration Agency (ANAF), provided at our request, show the following state of things: "7109 economic agents applied for the postponement of their tax arrears, amounting to 2,377.9 million lei. 102 applications were rejected, due to their failure to fulfill one or more of the requirements of the Emergency Government Ordinance no. 92/2009".
* Professional associations: the situation is unacceptable
The amount of 2.37 million lei for which amnesty was offered is insignificant compared to the total volume of arrears.
The officials of professional associations consider that this is simply unacceptable.
Dan Matei Agathon, the secretary general of the Confederation of Professional Associations "CONPIROM", stated the following: "It is unacceptable to have only 7000 companies qualify for the deferred payment of their taxes, as most companies have been affected by the crisis. In my opinion, it is the fault of the gov
